Saturday, April 20, 2013

A friend announced that her son just got his yellow belt in Karate and I felt myself getting jealous. I thought, "Why in the world should I be jealous of that?" Am I jealous because I want my son to try martial arts, and he has absolutely no interest? Maybe. But as I thought about it more, I realized that what I was really jealous of was...

Thursday, April 18, 2013

I don't know if you can relate, but the reoccurring thought in my head that I have to be immediately awesome at something, even if I've never done it before is a paralyzing force. So paralyzing that it...

Monday, April 1, 2013

Yes, I'm fresh off a binge. Damn it. I was doing so well for a number of weeks. My downfall... going out to dinner with my family for Easter and ordering cake. Man... I should have known better. The slices were enormous and decadent. They were big enough that two people sharing it could each eat too much and then still have a decent size piece left-over. Once I pushed my fork through...

Just a thought. A good one.

About Me

I am a grateful, exhausted mother of 2 boys. Married 12 years. Had a 12-year career as a writer/producer of documentary television, which I stopped to be home with my kids. I have always thought I would eventually go back to work, but somehow it hasn't happened yet. I am also a compulsive overeater and sugar addict.